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A comment on Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before Joining a Company?.

Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by alexgmcm on Friday February 22, 2019 @06:43AM (#19224560)
How are people supposed to do this unless they are unemployed?

Don't probation periods already exist?

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Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by FrankZappa42 on Friday February 22, 2019 @06:52AM (#19224588)
Perhaps take some time off from current job?
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Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by detaro on Friday February 22, 2019 @07:40AM (#19224800)
PTO is scarce enough for most people to make that a fairly unattractive offering. Not even getting into things like that many are required to report paid work for others to their employers etc.
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Re:Ask HN: Would You Accept a Trial/Exploratory Week Before ... by scj on Friday February 22, 2019 @10:41AM (#19226214)
There could be complications if the applicant is already working for a competitor or in an adjacent sector.

It would effectively create a filter against ideal candidates.

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